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The 'happy face' spider is a real species.

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Is it true that the 'happy face' spider is a real species?

Yes. A peer-reviewed genomics paper names the Hawaiian happy-face spider Theridion grallator as a real species, and a scientific report describes a newly discovered happy-face spider species from India. Other passing references also describe the happy-face spider as a real Hawaiian arachnid.

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New "Happy-Face" Spider Species Discovered in the Indian Himalayas
2026
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New "Happy-Face" Spider Species Discovered in the Indian Himalayas. (2026). doi.org. https://doi.org/10.59350/3gb17-8de42

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On the discovery of a new polymorphic Happy-Face Spider (Araneae, Theridiidae) from the Western Himalayas, India, with notes on its natural history
2026
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Ashirwad, T. & Devi, P. (2026). On the discovery of a new polymorphic Happy-Face Spider (Araneae, Theridiidae) from the Western Himalayas, India, with notes on its natural history. zenodo.org. https://doi.org/10.3897/evolsyst.10.174338

De novo characterization of the gene-rich transcriptomes of two color-polymorphic spiders, Theridion grallator and T. californicum (Araneae: Theridiidae), with special reference to pigment genes
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De novo characterization of the gene-rich transcriptomes of two color-polymorphic spiders, Theridion grallator and T. californicum (Araneae: Theridiidae), with special reference to pigment genes. (n.d.). bmcgenomics.biomedcentral.com. https://bmcgenomics.biomedcentral.com/track/pdf/10.1186/1471-2164-14-862

Aloha Rodeo
2019
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Wolman, D. & Smith, J. (2019). Aloha Rodeo. play.google.com. https://play.google.com/store/books/details?id=JJ5rDwAAQBAJ&source=gbs_api

Net-Mom's Internet Kids and Family Yellow Pages
2001
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Polly, J. A. (2001). Net-Mom's Internet Kids and Family Yellow Pages. books.google.com. http://books.google.com/books?id=W2LeTdm2QHkC&dq=The+%27happy+face%27+spider+is+a+real+species.&hl=&as_pt=BOOKS&source=gbs_api

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